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Bone Marrow & Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donor FAQ

General FAQ

  1. What is bone marrow and what does it do?
  2. What diseases or disorders can bone marrow transplants or peripheral blood stem cells help with?
  3. Why do those with leukemia, and other patients, need bone marrow transplants or peripheral blood stem cells?
  4. What types of stem cell transplants are available for those with the above diseases?
  5. Is the actual bone marrow what is necessary for the patient to recover?
  6. What are hematopoeitic stem cells?
  7. Why does chemotherapy or radiation therapy kill healthy cells as well as the intended cancerous cells?
  8. Which is better for the recipient to receive, bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells?
  9. Are umbilical cord blood stem cells better that bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells?
  10. How many patients are in need of bone marrow transplants (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cells?
  11. How many registered bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donors are there?
  12. What is Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)?

  13. Is it dangerous to donate your bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells

FAQ About Becoming a Living Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Donor

  1. What can I do to help?
  2. What are the criteria to become a living bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell donor?
  3. Where do I begin and how do I join the registry?
  4. What are the steps of registration?
  5. How are donors matched to recipients?
  6. What does HLA stand for and can you explain the typing process?
  7. What are my chances of being matched with a recipient?
  8. How long does it usually take to be matched?
  9. How many times can one donate their bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells?
  10. What are other ways I can do to help if I am not candidate to be a living donor?

Donation Procedure FAQ

  1. Will I have to fly to the recipients hospital it have my bone marrow aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation proceed?

  2. How is bone marrow aspiration performed?

  3. How is peripheral blood stem cell donation performed?

  4. What does bone marrow aspiration surgery feel like?

  5. What does peripheral blood stem cell apheresis feel like?

  6. Will I be awake for bone marrow aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation?

  7. What type of anesthesia will be used for my surgery?

  8. Who removes my bone marrow?

  9. How long does bone marrow aspiration or peripheral blood stem cell donation take?

  10. What can be done if I am nervous or scared beforehand?

Bone Marrow & Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Donation Recovery FAQ

  1. How  will I feel after my bone marrow aspiration surgery?
  2. How  will I feel after peripheral blood stem cell apheresis?
  3. Will I need someone to take care of me?
  4. Will I be in a lot of pain?
  5. How long before can go back to work or exercise?
  6. How long does it take for my bone marrow to grow back?
  7. How do filgrastim growth factors, like Neupogen® and Neulasta®, work?
  8. How long do I have to take growth factors?
  9. Do growth factors have side effects?
  10. Can growth factors like filgrastim cause cancer?
  11. What if I become pregnant after I take filgrastim?  Will this affect the fetus?

Financial FAQ 

Donor Awareness FAQ

Miscellaneous FAQ

  

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